Tagged: asia

January 25, 2021 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendahand, a Netherlands-based for-profit crowdfunding platform for impact investing, announced over the weekend that it has agreed to provide Singapore-based Funding Societies with an up to €5 million debt facility to invest in underserved SMEs, predominantly in Indonesia, but also including Singapore and Malaysia. Lendahand reported… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Amber Group, a Hong Kong-based crypto finance service provider, announced on Wednesday it is launching a new yield-enhancement product called ‘Yield Boost’ in the Amber App. According to Amber, Yield Boost will allow users to monetize their market view on major crypto assets and earn… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  SecuX Technology Inc., a Taiwan-based cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider, announced on Wednesday it is now featuring buy cryptocurrency options through Coinify. SecuX repoted it will now allow its users to add the Buy Crypto feature on its Wallet Web App (My Wallet on SecuX’s… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Neat, a digital bank group based in Hong Kong, announced on Tuesday it has become a member of Visa and rolled out its new Neat Visa card. This announcement comes less than six months after Neat secured an additional $4 million extension of its… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Haru, a South Korea-based digital asset management platform and a service brand name of Block Crafters, announced on Wednesday its total transaction volume has reached the $100 million milestone within 15 months of its official launch. Haru also revealed that its user number has… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Contour, a Singapore-based blockchain network, recently announced it a completed pilot transaction between Tainan Spinning and Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation. Contour reported CTBC Bank, a founder bank of Contour, was the advising bank in the LC transaction, supporting Tainan Spinning. The importer, Century… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 10:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Razer Fintech, the fintech arm of Razer announced on Thursday it has joined forces with Rely, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service provider, to offer BNPL services in Southeast Asia to merchants registered under Razer Merchant Services (RMS), its B2B (business-to-business) solution. According… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 1:50 pm By Milena Naitoh  |  

Digital lending platforms have made strong inroads in Southeast Asia over the past few years. In 2016 alone, peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending generated US$115.01 million—more than half of Southeast Asia’s total alternative financing market that year.  This growth can be attributed to a combination of… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Southwestern Asian banking group DBS announced on Thursday it will set up a digital exchange. The exchange will notably allow institutional investors, as well as accredited investors, to tap into a fully integrated tokenization, trading, and custody ecosystem for digital assets. DBS further revealed that… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 8:30 am By Amit Anand  |  

Emerging from the pandemic while other regions are still in the midst of crisis is giving the region an advantage.  The venture market in Southeast Asia has grown exponentially in the last five years but it’s not too late for LPs to dive in. While… Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia’s marketplace trade credit platform Marketlend recently announced it has expanded its Asian division by appointing Andrew Ross to lead origination and insurance endeavors for Marketlend throughout Asia. Ross will notably assist Marketlend to expand its presence in trade commodities, insured backed discounted trade credit… Read More

November 28, 2020 @ 6:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Switzerland has emerged as a Fintech friendly jurisdiction and home to many blockchain-focused financial services firms. The country  has long been an important banking center and the Swiss government is keen to maintain its status in a world that is going through a digital transformation…. Read More

November 24, 2020 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  China-based AI-powered platform for business IceKredit announced on Tuesday it secured $33 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Guoxin Venture Investment with participation from Guohe Capital, Yunqi Partners, and China Creation Ventures. Founded in 2015, IceKredit describes itself as an… Read More

November 4, 2020 @ 1:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UnionPay International (UPI), a China-based payment platform, has reportedly teamed up with Korean payment portal Danal to launch a new pre-paid card specifically for travelers. South China Morning Post reported that the pre-paid card will be accessible through Danal’s payment app, Paycoin Wallet, and will… Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Rapyd, a global B2B Fintech as a Service provider, announced on Tuesday it has extended its Asia-Pacific footprint by launching its “all-in-one” payment capabilities in South Korea. Rapyd teamed up with Korean payment service providers KCP, PayLetter, and others to provide access to South… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  iCapital Network, a fintech providing access to alternative investments, announced on Monday it has appointed Marco Bizzozero and Tom Slocock to Accelerate its Expansion in Europe and Asia.  iCapital reported that Bizzozero will join iCapital on December 1st as Head of International and a… Read More

October 21, 2020 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LINE Corporation announced on Tuesday the launch of LINE BK, which is a “social banking” platform in Thailand. According to Line, LINE BK will connect Thailand’s “most popular” social media platform and one of Thailand’s leading banks. LINE BK was launched under the Wallet Tab… Read More

October 11, 2020 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, recently announced it has appointed Andy Meehan as Chief Compliance Officer of Asia Pacific Region. According to Gemini, Meehan will oversee Gemini’s strategic compliance and regulatory relationships in the region, maintaining Gemini’s commitment to… Read More

September 11, 2020 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sunday, a Thailand-based insurtech startup, has reportedly raised $9 million through its Series B bridge investment round. According to KrAsia, the investment round was led by SCB 10X, the venture capital arm of the Siam Commercial Bank PCL (SCB), with participation from Vertex Ventures Southeast… Read More

September 11, 2020 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based crypto-to-fiat gateway XanPool announced on Friday it secured $4.3 million through its Pre-Series A funding round, which was led by blockchain technology and service provider OK Group with participation from Hashkey and Gumi Cryptos. Founded in 2019, XanPool explained that its software allows… Read More